Tutoring

Tutoring session duration varies depending on the student's level and needs. Here's a general guideline:

• Elementary & Lower Secondary (Ages 5-14): 40-50 minutes
• Upper Secondary & University (Ages 15+): 60 minutes (may extend to 90 minutes based on focus and complexity)

We tailor sessions to optimize learning. While these are general lengths, we adjust the duration to fit the students' specific needs and attention span.

The short answer: Yes.

In principle, anyone can give private lessons. You can teach via different legal systems, including the sharing economy, which allows you to start immediately.
Some choose to work as a self-employed student or as a self-employed person in addition to their main job, which may be interesting depending on your situation. However, we also have a screening process to ensure that every teacher on our platform is qualified.

So yes, you can tutor after going through our screening process, and depending on your situation, other legal systems may be more advantageous.

Eduvik is a platform that serves as a centralized hub for a wide network of tutors and tutoring companies. It provides a convenient online space where various support providers with diverse experiences, backgrounds, specializations, and rates operate from.

You can work with us as a tutor under the following legal systems:

1. Sharing Economy: Through the sharing economy, you can provide services to others at a favorable tax rate of 10.7%. You can start immediately under the sharing economy without signing any documents. This option is suitable for employees, students, job seekers, retirees, and self-employed individuals (as a secondary employment). You can earn up to €7,170 per year in the sharing economy, and the Eduvik platform automatically provides you with the necessary tax return sheet at the end of the year. Wages are always communictated after VAT and taxation.

2. Self-Employed: You can register with us as self-employed or self-employed student. Here, there are no restrictions on your income, and your invoicing is handled automatically through the Eduvik platform. As a self-employed student, you are also exempt from personal income tax, tax returns, and social security contributions if you earn less than €8,430.73 per year.

3. Tutoring Company: Tutoring companies can also join Eduvik to automate all administrative processes and to get access to a list of students in need of help.

Your status as a self-employed student ends in the quarter in which you are no longer self-employed, no longer meet the required study conditions, or renounce the status. For instance, if you discontinue your studies in December (which corresponds to the first quarter of the academic year), you will lose your student self-employed status starting from the beginning of that quarter.

There is also an age limit: the status ends automatically on September 30 of the calendar year in which you turn 25, regardless of your specific birth date.

For the procedure and required documents to end this status, please refer to the following link:
https://www.acerta.be/nl/klantenportaal/zelfstandigen/klant-bij-acerta/modeldocumenten

We bundle the power of small tutoring companies for several reasons:

1. Personal Approach: The limited size of tutoring offices allows for a personal approach for both you and the students. No one is just a number in the system.
2. Elimination of Middle Layer: The middle layer present in traditional tutoring agencies disappears due to simplified administration processes.
3. Specialization: Tutoring companies can choose to specialize in a particular subject area to assist targeted students effectively.
4. Healthy Competition: Different tutoring companies ensure healthy competition, promoting quality services at fair prices.
5. Better Overview: By centralizing broadly, students and parents seeking support gain a better overview of the available supply.
6. Transparency: We keep everything about operations and prices as transparent as possible, so you know exactly how much you are paying to each party.

For more information on how you can work as a self-employed student, please, surf to the following links:

• KU Leuven: https://www.kuleuven.be/stuvo/werkervaring/ondernemerschap/statuut
• ‍ACERTA: https://www.acerta.be/nl/zelfstandigen/themas-en-dossiers/sociaal-statuut/student-zelfstandige and https://www.acerta.be/nl/starters/startersvragen/specifieke-situaties/kan-ik-zelfstandige-worden-tijdens-mijn-studie?gclid=Cj0KCQiAmaibBhCAARIsAKUlaKRcp5f6xJNPHIALKwxpVGxMSa8UGubXbn_btbiXE5PhdEX2gR1lHfIaAn80EALw_wcB

In case you have any additional questions, feel free to reach out to us.

To work as a self-employed student, you must meet the following conditions:

1. Age: You are between 18 and 25 years old.
2. Enrollment: You are studying at an educational institution in Belgium or abroad.
3. Study Load: You are registered for at least 27 credits per year or 17 hours per week to obtain a recognized diploma in Belgium. Additionally, you must regularly attend classes, participate in exams for at least 27 credits, or be recognized as a student-entrepreneur by the educational institution.
4. Employment Status: You are self-employed and have no relationship of authority with the company that employs you.
5. Application Process: The status can only be applied for through your social insurance fund. As of 2023, this application incurs a one-time fee of 105.50 EUR.

These criteria ensure that self-employed student maintain their status while pursuing entrepreneurial endeavors.

Your pay depends on how you choose to work with us:

1. Affiliated Tutoring Companies: You can apply to the tutoring companies in our network and negotiate your pay directly with them. Typical rates range between €18 and €30 per hour, depending on your level of expertise and the specifics of the tutoring assignment.
2. Sharing Economy: If you opt to work under sharing economy model, you will earn €18 net per hour.
3. Fixed Cost: Alternatively, you can choose to get started for a fixed cost of €25 per month (excluding VAT), and then set your own price for each tutoring session.

We are happy to discuss with you which formula suits you best.